Don’t Miss These Exadata Sessions at Oracle AI World’s Data Deep Dive!

Are you attending Oracle AI World and eager to explore what’s new with Exadata? You’re in the right place. We’ve compiled the top Exadata sessions, including hands-on demos, expert tips, and customer success stories, to help you make the most of your experience. Whether you’re a seasoned user or just beginning your Exadata journey, check out our session catalog and get ready to discover what Exadata can do for you!

Below, you’ll find some of the most interesting sessions to consider adding to your agenda.

Notable speaker sessions

“Ask Me Anything” with Juan Loaiza, EVP of Oracle Database [LRN3338]

Got questions about Oracle Database? Juan Loaiza is here to answer them. In this Ask Me Anything session, Oracle’s EVP of Database Technologies will take your questions live. Whether you are a longtime customer or just getting started, this is a unique opportunity to engage directly with Oracle’s top leader, shaping the future of database technology. Bring your questions for a candid and insightful conversation. No slides—just direct answers from the top.

Juan Loaiza, Executive Vice President, Oracle Database Technologies, Oracle

Deploying Mission-Critical: What’s New with Oracle Database 23ai, Exadata, Cloud [LRN1139]

This session explores the latest advancements in deploying mission-critical workloads with Oracle Database 23ai, Exadata X11M, Exascale, Zero Data Loss Recovery Appliance (ZDLRA), and Oracle Exadata Cloud Infrastructure. Discover how these new features enhance the scalability, availability, performance, and security for demanding applications. Learn how to modernize your infrastructure with deployment flexibility across on-premises and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), as well as multicloud environments with Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud. Don’t miss this opportunity to gain actionable insights and hear compelling customer stories illustrating the power of Oracle Database’s mission-critical portfolio.

Ashish Ray, Vice President, Product Management, Oracle

Exadata-focused sessions

Exadata Architecture and Internals Deep Dive [LRN2928]

Discover why Oracle Exadata is the most advanced platform for Oracle Database, both on premises and in the cloud. It accelerates every workload—AI Vector Search, OLTP, analytics, JSON, Spatial, and Graph—by combining intelligent, database-aware software with cutting-edge hardware featuring RDMA memory caching (XRMEM), PCIe Gen5 flash storage, and RDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCE). New features like AI Smart Scan for Database 23ai and Exadata Exascale make it the premier platform for Oracle Databases. Join this session to explore the latest hardware innovations and system software advancements.

Kodi Umamageswaren, Senior Vice President, Exadata and Scale-Out Technologies, Oracle

Carlos Ortiz, Senior Principal Product Manager, Oracle

Think You Know Exadata? Why Exascale Changes Everything [LRN3179]

Future-proof your Oracle databases with Exadata Exascale, the next-gen software architecture that transforms data management. It combines Exadata’s best features to boost performance with elastic resource pooling and multi-tenancy, simplifying management and maximizing infrastructure use. Exascale offers powerful capabilities like Exadata Volumes for flexible, cost-effective storage, and redesigned Snapshots/Thin-Clones that speed development, testing, and data refresh. Join us to explore the latest Exadata tech for on-premises and cloud environments.

Alex Blyth, Senior Principal Product Manager, Oracle

AI Where Your Data Lives: On-Prem and Cloud@Customer [LRN3297]

Artificial Intelligence is transforming how businesses operate, but it also introduces new challenges around security, ethics, and cost—especially when working with your most valuable asset: data. In this session, learn how Oracle helps organizations move from AI concepts to production faster while keeping sensitive data protected on premises. Explore how Oracle Database 23ai with Exadata on premises, Exadata Cloud@Customer, and Oracle Dedicated Region deliver AI and data services within your private cloud, enabling you to realize AI’s benefits without compromising data control.

Krishna Srinivasan, Director Product Management, Oracle Corporation

Tapan Samaddar, Director, Product Management, Oracle

Exadata Mastery: Maximize Performance, Reduce Risk, and Save Costs [LRN2980]

Mastering Exadata management means going beyond day-to-day operations to unlock automation, maximize performance, reduce risk, and save costs. This session showcases how organizations can leverage integrated tools to automate operations, optimize performance, enhance compliance, and control spending. Learn how centralized management and analytics streamline Exadata full-stack patching, improve system health, strengthen security, enable workload-aware capacity planning, support intelligent right-sizing, and deliver actionable cost insights—helping teams achieve greater efficiency, smarter resource utilization, and stronger business outcomes.

Karl Moser, DBA Architect, Sonoco Products Company

Swapnil Sinvhal, Senior Director of Software Development, Oracle

Harish Niddagatta, Director, Product Management, Oracle

Recovery Service: Zero Data Loss Protection for Cloud & On-Premises Databases [LRN2936]

Zero Data Loss Autonomous Recovery Service (ZRCV) delivers intelligent data protection for Oracle databases across on-premises, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, and AWS. Join us to learn how customers benefit from real-time protection, elimination of weekly full backups, anomaly detection, and enforced immutability. Discover how to shift from manual RMAN scripts to fully automated backup strategies, helping ensure you’re prepared to recover swiftly from worst-case scenarios like ransomware or malicious attacks.

Kelly Smith, Senior Principal Product Manager, Oracle

Tim Chien, Senior Director of Product Management, Oracle

Exadata cloud and multicloud sessions

Oracle Database Cloud Services: What’s New and What’s Next [LRN3291]

Come learn about the latest service enhancements to Exadata Database Service on public cloud and Cloud@Customer to allow you to most effectively run all your critical workloads on the premier cloud platform for Oracle Databases. See how Exadata Database Service can run any database efficiently, be it a simple test/dev or a large scalable production environment. Find out about upcoming service enhancements that will give you more flexibility to provision the right compute, storage, and I/O requirements to meet your specific needs, as well as enhanced automation to improve the efficiency of your database management activities.

Tushar Pandit, Vice President, Product Management, Oracle

Binoy Sukumaran, Senior Vice President, Database Cloud, Oracle

Oracle Database in Multicloud: Technical Deep Dive and Best Practices [LRN3438]

Oracle Database cloud services are expanding beyond Oracle Cloud Infrastructure to include native deployments on AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. This session provides technical deep dive and expert guidance on deploying Oracle databases in multicloud from Day 0 and beyond. Discover how to reduce the learning curve for your team and establish reliable deployment patterns that scale across your entire database portfolio. The presentation includes real-world examples, common pitfalls to avoid, and proven strategies for successful multicloud Oracle Database implementations.

Tammy Bednar, Senior Director of Product Management, Oracle

Anirvan Das, Senior Principal Product Manager, Oracle

Uncompromising Security for Your Multicloud Database [LRN3304]

Evolving data privacy and security regulations can complicate cloud deployments, adding operational overhead that pulls focus from innovation. This session shows how to leverage the built-in automation, controls, and security features of Oracle Database services in partner clouds to maintain full control of your data—even in environments where you don’t manage the infrastructure. Learn proven strategies from security experts and see how you can protect your databases and sensitive data without compromise.

Bob Thome, Vice President, Product Management, Oracle

Jeff Wright, Distinguished Product Manager, Oracle

Maximum Availability Architecture

Ascend to the Diamond Tier: Next-Gen Oracle Maximum Availability Architecture [LRN2926]

Oracle’s Maximum Availability Architecture (MAA) evolves to meet mission-critical demands. Join us to explore the Diamond Tier—the next generation of MAA—designed for unmatched availability and resilience. Combining Data Guard, RAC, GoldenGate, and the latest Oracle Exadata and Database 23ai innovations, it delivers robust protection against all failures, including disasters. Learn about its architecture, Global Distributed Database Raft replication, and how it helps ensure zero downtime, automated resilience, and continuous operations for vital applications.

Glen Hawkins, Senior Director, Product Management, Oracle

Jony Safi, Director, Maximum Availability Architecture, Oracle

Multicloud Maximum Availability: Migration Best Practices & Proven Architectures [LRN3496]

Join this session to see how Oracle Zero Downtime Migration (ZDM) and Maximum Availability Architecture (MAA) help streamline data center and platform modernization by seamlessly moving existing environments to the cloud. Learn how MAA can accelerate Oracle database deployments across the multicloud, including Oracle Database@Azure, Oracle Database@Google Cloud, and Oracle Database@AWS. Discover how to benefit from Oracle Exadata, Data Guard, Real Application Clusters, GoldenGate, and proven high availability and disaster recovery best practices as you move existing databases into the cloud. Gain insights on how to leverage optimized networks, enable zero data loss replication, and manage operations consistently across clouds.

Lawrence To, Vice President, MAA Database Solutions, Development, Oracle

Ricardo Gonzalez, Senior Principal Product Manager, Oracle

Product Immersion (Hands-on labs)

Easily Deploy & Manage High-Performance GenAI Apps on Exadata Database Service [PI3214]

NOTE: Bring your laptop to follow along for the best hands-on experience. Laptops are not provided.

Maximize the performance of your GenAI applications with Exadata Exascale. This session will show you how to build and deploy GenAI solutions using Exadata Database Service on Exascale Infrastructure. Learn how thin cloning accelerates testing and development, and see how Oracle Database integrates with Exadata’s intelligent storage features—including SQL Offload, Smart Flash Cache, and Hybrid Columnar Compression—to deliver high-speed performance. Discover how Exadata’s architecture enhances vector processing for AI workloads and runs where your business needs it: on-premises, in Oracle Cloud, and across multicloud environments.

Leo Alvarado, Product Manager, Oracle Database Cloud Services, Multicloud, Oracle

Chris Craft, Senior Director, Oracle

Roundtable Session

Exadata Exascale–Extreme Performance and Extreme Low Cost Roundtable

Join us for a technical customer roundtable focused on Exadata Exascale—the next-generation data architecture that unites Exadata’s renowned performance and availability with the economic benefits of modern hyperscale cloud.

Exascale technology is available in multiple Exadata products and services, including Exadata Database Service on Exascale Infrastructure, which significantly lowers the entry point to Exadata benefits, allows workloads to start small, and enables massive scalability. Additionally, Exadata Database Machine, Exadata Database Service on Cloud@Customer, and Exadata Database Service on Dedicated Infrastructure provide the option to use Exascale for significant economic benefits, including increased database and VM consolidation and greater operational efficiency through modern resource pooling. In every deployment, Exascale boosts developer agility with innovative thin cloning, ultra-fast RDMA-enabled volumes, and Exadata performance for all databases, all within a modern, efficient architecture.

This roundtable will go beyond product overviews to focus on the practical applications of Exascale, with in-depth discussions led by Oracle experts. Most importantly, it’s a chance for customers to share their own real-world experiences, technical strategies, and lessons learned—providing valuable peer insights on optimizing cost, scalability, and performance in diverse environments.

Whether you’re a DBA, solutions architect, or IT leader, bring your toughest questions and join a collaborative exchange focused on maximizing Exascale’s impact for your organization.

There are even more Exadata and Exadata Cloud-focused sessions available beyond those listed here. Explore the full session catalog (pre-filtered for ‘Exadata’) here!

As always, the Exadata Product Management team will be on hand to discuss topics like MAA, security, migration, consolidation, and more. If you’d like to arrange a meeting, please reach out to your account team—or find us at the conference or in the demo area. You can also connect with me on Bluesky (@alexblyth.net).

Hope to see you there!